“It affects everybody” – English legend Michael Owen uses Liverpool example to hit out at Manchester United

Michael Owen uses Liverpool example to hit out at Manchester United

Speaking in an interview with BT Sport as quoted by Metro, Liverpool legend Michael Owen uses the example of the Reds playing as a team to hit out at Premier League rivals Manchester United.

Owen went on to point out that Liverpool have had a very impressive transfer business history in recent years. Most of the Reds’ signings have turned out to be spot-on and have really helped the team grow.

The same cannot be said however about the business of Manchester United with the Red Devils having more misses than they have hits, especially in recent years. Owen feels that this is because, unlike Man United, Liverpool plays as a team.

The former Real Madrid forward went on to point out that whatever are Liverpool’s consequences, be it a win or a loss, it is because the team as a whole played very well or played poorly.

Owen used the match against Napoli as an example. He feels that the Reds lost 4-1 on that day because the whole team did not step up to the levels expected of them and it was not down to individual mistakes.

“It’s very rare that five players play well and five players stink the place out, you normally play well as a team and poorly as a team – it affects everybody.”

“We’ve seen that with Liverpool, they either play well or flounder like they did the other night [against Napoli].”

Liverpool are a club who don’t spend recklessly in the transfer window. They are very smart about the business that they do and do not really make signings unless it is absolutely necessary.

Any other club would have struggled after selling a player of Philippe Coutinho’s stature but the Reds put the money to good use and ended up signing arguably two of our most important players in Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker.

Hence, Owen’s argument makes a lot of sense. We only sign players we think will fit into the system and we play football as a team. Our start to the season may not be great but that is also due to our inability to perform well as a team.

More Liverpool News

• Former Liverpool star Divock Origi lambasted for poor start to life in Italy
• Pablo Gavi on the verge of signing contract extension with Barcelona
• Roberto Firmino makes Fabio Carvalho admission

Many English clubs can take a leaf out of Liverpool’s books to understand how to not approach a transfer window, especially in recent seasons. It is something that has been working well for us for some time now and let’s hope we continue doing just that.